We asked that question of our readers as part of our 150th anniversary celebration, and we got a wide range of responses.

To novelist Sandra Dallas (BA ’60), the University of Denver was a place to hone her writing skills as she turned out stories for the Clarion. To Denny Liggitt (BS ’49), DU meant downtown Denver, where he studied accounting in the years following World War II.

To Rob Armstrong (BA ’72), son of legendary Pioneers hockey coach Murray Armstrong, the University was a place to grow up and watch his father help create a tradition of excellence.

Click the links below to read essays by Dallas, Liggitt, Armstrong and others about their DU memories; we encourage you to share your University of Denver memories on our sesquicentennial website, du.edu/du150.